A few hundred people and several dozen Chinook salmon gathered near the Elwha Dam on Saturday to witness the beginning of the process to set the Elwha River free and restore five species of Pacific salmon to more than 70 miles of river and stream. An emotional ceremony was marked by references to the spiritual and cultural importance to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe of the removal of two dams from the Elwha River near Port Angeles. The ceremony concluded with U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leading a call, echoed by whoops from the crowd, to have a large piece of earthmoving equipment with a golden bucket break up a piece of concrete just upstream of the dam and carry some pieces to the bank where dignitaries were waiting. The $325 million project is expected to last three years and eventually restore the Olympic Peninsula river to its wild state and restore salmon runs...
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$325 million to set a river free?
Hey, Secretario Ken, I've got a better deal for you.
Set me free and let me return to my "wild state", and it will cost you nothing. Just set me free.
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